Virgin in ATL?
Jul 12, 2014, 10:21 pm
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Jul 12, 2014, 10:59 pm
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To my mind, it would be economic suicide for VX to try and enter the ATL market. It is a DL fortress. They do not have enough planes at the moment and there are other markets where they could enter and do far better IMO. They dropped SJC which was too bad for me, but I understand the economics. One must remember SFO is their hub, so SFO > wherever is going to be their best bet.
Jul 12, 2014, 11:08 pm
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Jul 13, 2014, 10:20 pm
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To the o/p, there won't be much in the way of route expansion until Virgin begins receiving its new aircraft in the second half of 2015.
Until then, they've made the decision to suspend lesser-performing routes (like Philadelphia) and move capacity to Dallas Love, which they're building up as a hub, and to bulk up their presence on existing strong routes, like Boston to SFO/LAX.
We the Virgin American fanboys and fangirls would love to see it expand to new cities, too! But we'll wait.
Until then, they've made the decision to suspend lesser-performing routes (like Philadelphia) and move capacity to Dallas Love, which they're building up as a hub, and to bulk up their presence on existing strong routes, like Boston to SFO/LAX.
We the Virgin American fanboys and fangirls would love to see it expand to new cities, too! But we'll wait.
Jul 16, 2014, 1:00 pm
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Jul 18, 2014, 8:18 am
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I'm curious if Virgin would consider DEN before ATL or resuming PHL. While SFO-DEN and LAX-DEN have many carriers and flights, Virgin is up to that atleast with this whole DAL focus city. DEN routes to SFO and LAX would be shorter routes for Virgin and less fleet intensive than servicing PHL and ATL (although ATL is shorter than PHL). But DEN is even shorter than ATL from SFO and LAX. Plus given DEN's location, many from DEN don't drive but only have flight as option for a getaway.
Last edited by rtalk25; Jul 18, 2014 at 8:46 am